Newark and Sherwood District Council

Local authority area: Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood is a district council in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It covers 651.3 km² and had 125,089 residents in 2022 — about 192 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Kelham.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Newark and Sherwood, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022125,089+8.0% since 2012

Land area651.3km²251.5 sq mi

Density192/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#251of 382 UK councils · #213 in England

Population estimates4 data points

115.8K118.6K121.6K125.1K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Newark and Sherwood became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Nottinghamshire

All councils in East Midlands

Ashfield127,179 Rushcliffe121,582 Bassetlaw120,012 Gedling117,730 Broxtowe112,113 Mansfield111,117

Elections

21 electoral wards

Census 2021: 122,956 residents in 53,330 households across the wards; 22.5% aged 65+, 69.0% of homes owned, 16.2% of households without a car.

1Edwinstowe & Clipstone4,890 households · 18.9% aged 65+11,768 2Devon4,189 households · 20.2% aged 65+9,694 3Ollerton4,106 households · 19.6% aged 65+9,366 4Beacon4,128 households · 18.3% aged 65+9,217 5Southwell3,755 households · 29.4% aged 65+8,914 6Bridge3,265 households · 15.0% aged 65+7,342

All wards of Newark and Sherwood

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CCastle HouseCouncil office · Newark NG24 1BY · hours listed PClipstone Parish CouncilParish council · Mansfield NG21 9DF · hours listed PCollingham Parish CouncilParish council · Newark NG23 7LB PLowdham Parish CouncilParish council · Nottingham NG14 7DQ

Westminster

Constituencies

Newark · 12 wards Sherwood Forest · 9 wards

Source: Wikidata Q637772 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.